Meaning of the nameElenilson
- Male
- E-le-nil-son
Elenilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilson, a formative linked to the English -son, 'son of'; the origin of the first part is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Elenilson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 10,088
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,704
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,841
- people
Elenilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elenilson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (3,211 people).
53 women 10,035 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Elenilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elenilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.029%
- Maranhão 0.022%
- Alagoas 0.012%
- Pará 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 1,475 | 0.022% |
| Bahia | 1,437 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 955 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 862 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 644 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 639 | 0.029% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 464 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 434 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 381 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 349 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 347 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 333 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 320 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 220 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 215 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 161 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 148 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 123 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 98 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 76 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 63 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 60 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 39 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 38 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elenilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ilson as probably taken from given names such as Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics, and -son as the English formative meaning 'son of'. The origin of the first part, Elen- or Eleni-, is uncertain. The name is almost always male and is concentrated among people born from the 1970s to the 2000s, with the most records in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,088 people named Elenilson; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elenilson
What does the name Elenilson mean?
The meaning of Elenilson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Elenilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,088 people with the first name Elenilson, which ranks it number 1,704 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elenilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Elenilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 53 women and 10,035 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elenilson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.029% of the state's population is named Elenilson (639 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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